NATIONAL APPLE SHOW

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3082, 12 May 1917, Page 12

NATIONAL APPLE SHOW

& SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE. A PP I6 Sh ™. iust endtte eSibif Was , 6 - nti : e !y successful, ne exhibit of apples being a really fine one, and the interest of the public unabated throughout the week A sur E P "lt e of' a A effCCtCd i - U , to the result ot tho provincial contest,. It will rLr e wT ed in Wellington last nfn Ca , rr i 6d , all teforo ;t - This 'nlaoo rf 9 a " Aucklan<l tied for first Uta 2?, s Position was not so surx pnsro 0 , as tho advance of a-nple oul*s,ft 0 southern province has been ■remarkab 0, and there are advantages as to quality or condition which always . iSS™ 0 in which the show ..The results' of the first three provinces will interest many in this district. They are as follow:— Auck- NelTT . Otago. land, sou.Variety of exhibit 14 • 15 13 Spectacular effect 10 9 ij Quality 30 2S 30 Commercial value 32 35 30 Get-up 10 9 7 • Totals ......... 96 ?6 88 * -The maximum points were: Variety, 15; spectacular effect, 10; quality 30; commercial value, 35; get up, 10. ' The other fruit-growing ' provinces ..were a good way behind, Hawke's Bay • scoring 67 points and Canterbury only 43. It is understood that Canterbury's display was not very representative, as "there had jusfc heen n, local show in Christchurch, and many growers had been, satisfied to exhibit there only. The judges were: Messrs. M. Shoebndge and W. H. Talbot, Of Tasmania, Tvno, on their request, were given the 'Services of Mr. S. J. Fitch to guide them as to local conditions.